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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013's

Maryland Attorney General's Question

P&E wants to know why Maryland's Attorney General isn't taking action against a publisher based within its jurisdiction for fraud? After all, the December 2005 arbitration hearing between Phil Dolan and PublishAmerica (PA) established that PA maintains two sets of accounting books and has not been operating in good faith. Furthermore, P&E is posting more evidence to the fact that PA is not operating in good faith. Where is the integrity that should belong in the Maryland Attorney General's office?

If you're a writer or publisher, please ask the same questions on your web page. Writers and legitimate publishers are entitled to answers.

Better yet, they're entitled to action on the Maryland Attorney General's part. Now wouldn't that be a good present for them to receive in December from the Maryland Attorney General? (Editor's note: we were hoping for Christmas 2004.)

So, how about it, Maryland? Isn't it time to initiate a suit against PublishAmerica for deceptive trade practices?

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013's PA question is:

How many PA books are carried nationwide on the shelves or in the racks by any brick-and-mortar chain bookstores or other retailers? Does anyone find it strange that after ten years of operation, PA has yet to place one of its over 30,000 books in any of those yet?

P&E really wants to know. If you have a bookstore in your area, contact the manager and ask how many PublishAmerica books are available right now on that store's shelves based on efforts by PA. If you find a bookstore that does have their books in stock,
contact P&E
so we can post it here because writers have a right to know how good a publisher is at placing their books where those can be purchased. Remember, physical bookstores still account for most book sales.

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???? Gosh, this is abysmal that PA can't get their books in four bookstores on their own efforts, let alone in just one.

Also, PublishAmerica claims, "PublishAmerica books have the same chance of making it onto a bookstore shelf as do the books of any publisher." So, why haven't any sightings of PA books stocked on the shelves of other bookstores been reported yet? Do you think PA needs to learn more about how to market its wares?

By the way, Miranda, how come you don't know how many PublishAmerica authors have a trade presence in bookstores around the country? Is it more than none? Really, I expect a company executive to know that kind of information or have a good estimate at hand.

Be sure to try this. Go to Google or some other search engine and enter in the following phrases: "Miranda Prather" "book will quickly resonate with an audience". Be sure to include the quotes. When the search engine brings up the results, count up how many times Miranda Prather uses the same phrase to describe different PublishAmerica books she was promoting. Do you think PA needs to learn more about how to market its wares?

Lest PA think we haven't noticed, P&E wants to know where their bestsellers are? Publishers whose books sell to the general reading public and who generally have published more than a thousand books in their corporate history, and PA claims more than 10,000, can usually point to one or more books that broke into the bestseller lists. So, where's PA's bestseller and how many did it sell through retail stores? Do you think PA needs to learn more about how to market its wares?

Gosh, if a company like PA doesn't know how to market its wares, should writers trust their work to them?

It's time to look at one of PublishAmerica's deceitful claims that most book sales aren't made in bookstores. What they fail to mention is that most books aren't meant to be sold in bookstores because they're government or corporate reports, textbooks, or other such publications.

So, where do most sales occur for novelists? Why, in bookstores, of course. And how many bookstores carry PA books even if the author had to approach the retailer?

The names of these stores are on file at P&E, but will not be released upon request. P&E does not want those willing to help authors who stepped in PA to suffer as a consequence.

* One store stated they won't accept special orders for PA books.

Want to help? Tell us about the bookstores in your area. Ask them if they carry PA books. Then email P&E to let us know the results of your questions.

By the way, how come PublishAmerica has yet to achieve a bestselling book despite having published almost 30,000 titles? Could it be that they're happy just making sales to their authors when real publishers target the reading market?

New questions for former PA authors:

How much did you pay to have your rights returned?

Did you receive written confirmation that your rights have been returned?

Number of former PA authors who have answered any of these questions.

Barbara Bauer's Personal Literary Sales Tally

How many books has Bauer Literary Agency sold this month to legitimate royalty-paying publishers? Could the answer be

Zero?

Gosh, gee willigers, how does she manage to stay in business then if she doesn't have any legitimate sales? Do you think that maybe she's charging her own clients? Gasp! Also a Top Twenty worst according to Writer Beware. Also believed a member of IILAA.

Aw, c'mon, Babs, it can't be that doggone difficult for you to post your sales on your site. You do have sales, don't you? Now don't take this wrong, but listing the publishers you claim you've worked with (you mean submitted to, right?) isn't the same as posting the book titles you've sold this year. After all, if you're really a good literary agent, you'll have plenty to brag about. Even Kristin Nelson posts her sales. By the way, she had 22 sales in 2007. (Added in 2013, her sales are up to 33 and four movie/TV deals for last year. The information is listed on her blog site and she's no longer a single agent site. Just shows what you can do with competent people.) See, P&E doesn't even expect you to compete against big agencies (though they're building into becoming a big agency, judging by their efforts). Just do as well as one far out in Colorado...if you can. Otherwise, people will think and believe that you're nothing more than a scam.

A writer has performed some research on the books you claimed to have helped publish. Um, Babs, you do mean sold, don't you? Let us know, please. "Helped publish" are weasel words. That could mean you looked at the manuscripts and then someone else sold them. Anyway, the writer came up with exactly two for 2007. All the rest are from years ago. Since those two could have earned only a few thousand at most for you, provided you actually sold them, what income did your agency survive upon for the rest of the year?

Strategic Book Group (formerly AEG Publishing Group)

How many names will
Sydra-Techniques Literary Agency/S.T. Literary Agency/Stylus Literary Agency/Children's Literary Agency/Christian Literary Agency/New York Literary Agency/The Poets Literary Agency/The Screenplay Agency, The Literary Agency Group, and Writers Book Publishing Agency go through before it settles on a name? The Writers Literary & Publishing Services Company (aka Writer's Literary Critique Division) and Rapid Publishing are also part of this group.

Keep in mind, folks, the names may change, but the smell of dead and dying manuscripts still lingers in the air around their agency.

2/28/07: Let's add some more names to the mix and welcome the Writers' Literary Agency & Marketing Company which will house the brand new Writers Literary Childrens Agency, the Writers Literary Poet's Agency, and the Writers Literary Screenplay Agency et al, ad infinitum et nauseum.
Still a Top Twenty worst agency according to Writer Beware.

1/4/09: More new names include: Strategic Publishing Group, Strategic Book Publishing, Strategic Book Marketing, AEG Publishing Group, My Editor Is A Saint, Global Book Agency, Eloquent Books, and Strategic Book Club (formerly known as Author's Edge).

4/13/11: Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Agency appears to be misleading writers. They're showing books by authors they don't represent in their graphic on their web page. And yep, there's another name change.

If you're a writer, why would you want an agency representing you that has such a poor track record as this multi-named agency for the years (since 2003) it has claimed to be in business?

Why would a writer even consider going with an agency that threatens to sue its critics for telling the truth about its lack of sales as Stylus is currently threatening to do to Writer Beware?

Why would a writer want to go with an agency that doesn't divulge its connections with the editing and illustrating services it recommends to those who believe it is legitimate?

Why would an agency need to change its name so frequently or use multiple names at the same time? Could it be on account of its past reputation?

Why would an agency need to use a mail drop in a state (New York) where it's not located? Could it be on account of a desire to fool writers into believing that the agency is in the heart of the publishing district when it's clearly not because it's in Florida?

1/29/09: AEG Publishing Group seems to have a credibility gap showing. Recent information reveals that the interview they've been claiming was by Deliriousgirl was actually written by them and not her according to her response on this page at AbsoluteWrite.

3/26/09: In 2008, Robert Fletcher and his company, the Literary Agency Group, alleged defamation, loss of business and emotional distress against Writer Beware. That suit was dismissed with prejudice March 18, 2009, by the Massachusetts Superior Court. Fletcher and his companies are currently under investigation by the Florida Attorney General.

8/11/09: Judge declares Robert Fletcher's operation (AEG Publishing Group, Writers Literary Agency, and all its many tentacles) a fraud and awards attorney and court fees to Crispin and Strauss. More information at Writer Beware's Blog.

8/29/09: Robert Fletcher exposed by his own local news as a fraud in Broward Palm Beach.

6/10/11: P&E has unofficial word that Robert Fletcher of Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Agency has agreed to make restitution pursuant all Florida residents with the Florida state Attorney General. This is not verified.

The Florida Attorney General recommends that any writers with complaints about any of the businesses comprising the AEG Publishing Group formerly the Writers Book Publishing Agency, formerly the Writers' Literary Agency & Marketing Company, formerly known as the Literary Agency Group, (be sure you mention their former names) should be reported to:

Sales:

By the way, total known sales by all of the Writers' Literary Agency and Marketing Company's (aka Literary Agency Group) divisions for all of 2006 and 2007 add up to:

Zero.

So just how do they remain in business anyway?

By the way:

So far, as of July 2008, P&E has finally heard of two writers' works being rejected by any of the company names which the Writers' Literary Agency and Marketing Company uses to conduct business. Yet they still wanted to forward the writers' contact information to a publisher. Pretty selective, aren't they? On the other hand, shouldn't WLA&MC be representing those manuscripts if they're good enough to interest a publisher so WLA&MC can earn a commission? Unfortunately, this causes P&E to wonder just how WLA&MC can support itself if it's not earning a commission.

Evidently, P&E's information is not viewed favorably by Writers Literary Agency per this recent email conversation.
One last note: If you believe you have been scammed by WLA, please contact Ann Crispin at beware@sfwa.org.

Don't buy into a scam. Remember, money flows to the author.

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